SBK Japan

20 Aug 2007

West and South on R38, R249, R49. Great roads, great sightseeing.








Next R36 (I kept on the coast all the way) and R249 again, to something really nifty: a road on the beach! Hard packed sand, so not too hairy on a big bike. Well, actually, I had the beginnings of a tank-slapper on the softer sand of the access road. Pucker factor up two notches ... But this place is worth seeing!

 

 BTW, take a small board with you to put under the kickstand, otherwise it'll sink into the sand.  And when you're finished with the beach, wash all the salt off the bike, very carefully!

 

Yet more swimming, then snack at one of the many beachside restaurant huts.

 

The next route was kind of boring, along the coast, through Kanazawa (BTW, there is a lot to see in Kanazawa, but I've been there before, so gave it a miss this time) and on to Mikuni. But Mikuni was very nice!


They have parks, museums, tons of hotels and minshukus. Seems to be a major vacation resort in the Fukui area. Probably should have stayed there a bit longer. But at least I enjoyed one night at a nice ryokan.